The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-07-06
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max all the Tracks Point the same
Way-..PreacherS and Tenchers.---
Mineiy.Six Stock ShOw--.Ronsting
Ears and WafcrmelOnS.-.NOrm
COltS-IrOu Horses.
NINETY-SIX, July 5, 1887.

| COlfs-IrOn Horses.
NINETY-SIX, July 5. 1887.
If you would find out who has the best corn
| that grows, ask Mr.. Thomas McCaslan.
1t is reported that the musk rats are destroy
ing the corn along the creeks. The best way
] to get rid Of these pestiierouS bipeds, Is to
sink u barrel near where they cut the corn to
| the level Of Lhe surface and bait IL w tn corn
shoots, and they will go in and can't climb
out.
Last Friday was Children's Day at Lebanon,
church situated between Nincty.Six and
Greenwood. There was quite crowd which
was addressed by Revs. ". p. Meadors and
Auld and Prof Geo. C. Hodges. Everything
passed off nicely.
One or two gentlemen who have the good of
the country at heart have asked me to urge
hepe ali of 9t peope "" Win link the
mutter. If we are to have IL, 1t Is high time
some steps were taken toward It.
| The Presbyterian congregation think OF
employing preacher for three Sundays In
each month.
Mr. G. NJ. Walker who has been spending
several weeks with friends in town, has re-
turned to his home In Columbia.
Our country is full of fine colts, and the
prospect is that In n few years more the
stock raisers Of Kentucky and Tennessee Will
have to seek new fields for their stock. South
| Cnrolina Is going ahead In this great matter.
We trust that the consolidation OF Knox
| vile & Carolina and the Atlantic, GrcenYille
& Western railways will be consumated at
the meeting To be held here on the 18th inst.
| For we verilly believe that this is the quick
est and the surest plan TO get q road. Our
people are getting impatient and want to see
Something done. We believe that Susong &
Co have done all that they could under the
circumstances. II takes great deal OF mon.
| ey to build railroads, and we hope the people
along the line will not give up. The road Will
| be built.
We hear that several nice young men from
St Georges, Colleton county, will ship their
horses and be on hand TO ride Mt the tourna-
expected | from the Ninety-Six country.
| Mr.. G.. L. Kinard Is one OF tile largest farm
ers in the vicinity of Sinety-SiX, having over
four hundred acres in corn, cotton and grain
this year.
The prayer-meetng at Mr.. Henry Brewers
on Wednesday night was largely attended,
there being over two hundred persons pres
Miss Mamie Graham, of Cokesbury, is Wis.
iting her cousin, Miss Mamie Purk erson.
| Mr.. T. NJ. McCaslan, of Echo HILL" has
ripe watermelons. We would like to swap
Our corn is rs good as any lie has seen, too.
Miss Mary Rogers, who has been teaching at
| Cooper Limestone Institute, has returned
| home to spend the vacation with her parents.
Mr.. Lawton G. Lipscomb, formerly of Nine
ty-Slx but now Of Columbia, passed down to
his home last Saturday. He Is looking well
indeed.
wood High School was In town recently.
| Miss Matte Calhoun, who has been teach
| ing In Atlanta, hns returned home much to
the pleasure OF many admiring friends. end, ,o,.
Miss Emma Sanders of SCow Grove" hos
been in town visiting friends.
The yESung mens Prayeheetlng VIII Er be
day night. All are invited to attend.
| If we have nothing Pood to say about our
neighbor II Is far better to say nothing at all.
Mrs; I.oula Quarles Is boarding now with
/ NrS T. Shuiuafp
Mrs. j. A. Stuart of "Cow Grove" was in
town last week visiting friends.
Mr. James Rogers shipped per express last
cart, Of Columbia.
Mr.. James Davis has the best year-old half
Norman colt we have seen In long time.
men has refused Sl75 for a twoyear.old.
Judge r. l.. Moore's half Norman colt "Chi-
nese Gordon" has been broken 10 harness
and makes number one family tn ore horse from
CL Larleston where for the pnst year she has
been attending college.
Rev. R. H. Griffith, agent OF Furman Uni
this place on last SUNDAY morning and eve.
ming. His sermons were excellent
| Mrs. L. b. Jones, formerly of this place has
taken charge OF the Greenyille Hotel al
vated and repaired and is prepared to accom-
date transient and regular boarders Mrs.
Jones Is one Is OF the best of housekecpcrs
and is famous for nice cooking. We hope our
friends when they 60 to Grcenvillc will give
her call.
| Col. William Johnson has shown us n roast
| Ing car OF Tennessee white" corn fully de-
| veloped that has eighteen Q8) rows and an
average of flfty-one grains to the row. This
corn was part OF the corn shown at the New
| Orleans Exposition and brought 10 Ninety
Six by Capt. E. S. Hale. tbs certainly re-
markable variety OF corn.
Master Brooks Townes, OF Greenville, Is
visiting his sister Mrs. Geo. NJ. Anderson.
Miss Florence Campbell Of LaureEs, is Vis-
| EAST END.